§ Sir Frederick Burdenasked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the cost of HMS "Invincible" at commissioning; and what that cost represents in current prices.
§ Mr. PattieExcluding HQ administrative costs, HMS "Invincible" cost £175 million at outturn prices, including first-of-class costs. Applying the appropriate indices to expenditure in each financial year, this cost becomes £330 million at September 1981 prices.